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What time do the maximum and minimum temperatures refer to?
Generally, maximum temperatures occur during the early to mid afternoon. In summer, they can occur as late as 5pm, but in winter they tend to be closer to around 1pm. However, if a cold front moves through or an early sea breeze develops, then maximum temperatures can occur much earlier in the day than this.
Minimum temperatures generally occur around or shortly after sunrise. This time is far less variable than maximum temperatures and will almost always be the case. The exception is if winds pick up substantially during the night, which often tends to break nocturnal inversions and allow temperatures to rise.
When you see a forecast maximum and minimum temperature, this is referring to the highest and lowest that the temperature is expected to get to during that day. It does not say anything about when that temperature is expected to occur. However, this can normally be inferred from the rest of the forecast and the above information about normal times.
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A very wet weekend for southeast Qld, northeast NSW
11:48 AEST A prolonged rainfall event is set to bring large totals to parts of NSW and Qld from Saturday, with possible heavy falls and flooding. A low-pressure system in the Coral Sea, a deepening coastal trough and persistent easterlies will bring moisture-laden air into southeast Qld and northeast NSW will bring days of rainfall to the region. While there is not a drop of rain on the radar over southeast Qld and Northeast NSW on Friday morning, the mass of cloud associated with a low in the Coral Sea will enhance rainfall over the weekend.
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